MLB standings through games of September 13, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 13, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	146	95	51	0	.651		717	530	50-21	45-30	8-2	Won 6
New York Yankees	147	81	65	1	.555	14.0	611	565	45-25	36-40	5-5	Lost 5
Boston Red Sox	146	75	71	0	.514	20.0	704	675	46-27	29-44	5-5	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	146	75	71	0	.514	20.0	623	657	40-35	35-36	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	147	71	76	0	.483	24.5	599	612	41-34	30-42	5-5	Won 4
Washington Senators	145	68	77	0	.469	26.5	590	609	38-36	30-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	145	87	58	0	.600		671	539	46-27	41-31	7-3	Lost 2
Oakland A's	147	80	67	0	.544	8.0	624	544	44-28	36-39	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	145	77	68	0	.531	10.0	559	567	38-36	39-32	1-9	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	146	58	88	0	.397	29.5	551	645	33-43	25-45	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	146	55	90	1	.379	32.0	543	691	32-38	23-52	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	146	53	93	0	.363	34.5	581	739	28-44	25-49	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	145	77	68	0	.531		657	620	45-30	32-38	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	146	77	69	0	.527	0.5	639	571	41-33	36-36	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	145	76	69	0	.524	1.0	750	613	45-32	31-37	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	147	70	77	0	.476	8.0	679	675	31-41	39-36	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	147	66	81	0	.449	12.0	525	661	36-33	30-48	3-7	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	145	64	81	0	.441	13.0	626	738	34-36	30-45	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	149	93	56	0	.624		714	622	51-22	42-34	5-5	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	145	78	67	0	.538	13.0	667	603	33-38	45-29	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	146	77	69	0	.527	14.5	756	765	44-31	33-38	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	148	72	76	0	.486	20.5	681	694	40-32	32-44	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	146	70	76	0	.479	21.5	666	702	39-36	31-40	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	147	58	89	0	.395	34.0	632	728	30-45	28-44	5-5	Won 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 13, Red Sox 2 at Baltimore (day game):
The Orioles extended their winning streak to six games and reduced their magic number for the East division title to just three by defeating the Red Sox, 13-2. Mike Cuellar, gaining his 23rd victory, broke his own Orioles' club record for complete games, twirling the route for the 19th time. Cuellar also joined with Brooks Robinson, Boog Powell, Mark Belanger and Merv Rettenmund in driving in two runs apiece.

Angels 2, Brewers 1 at California (day game):
With a triple by Jim Fregosi as the key blow, the Angels scored two runs in the first inning and edged the Brewers. 2-1, to snap a nine-game losing streak. Sandy Alomar led off with a single, stole second and cantered home on Fregosi's three-bagger. Fregosi then scored on a grounder by Alex Johnson. Tom Murphy gained his first victory since August 17, but was lifted in the eighth inning. Mel Queen, pitching in the ninth, gave up the Brewers' run on a walk and singles by Tito Francona and Tommy Harper.

Indians 3, Yankees 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Steve Hargan, now 8-1 since being recalled from minors on July 16, yielded only two hits and pitched the Indians to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees, who dropped their fifth straight game. The Yankees' run was unearned. Graig Nettles and Buddy Bradford hit homers in support of Hargan. Nettles also doubled and scored the Indians' final run in the eighth inning.

Senators 10, Tigers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Joe Coleman allowed only three hits and set down 20 straight batters during one stretch of his performance while pitching the Senators to a 10-0 victory over the Tigers. Rick Reichardt smashed a two-run homer in the first inning and also scored three more times after rapping a pair of doubles and being hit by a pitch.

[DH] Royals 8, A's 7 (day game) / Royals 8, A's 7 at Kansas City (night game):
Going into overtime in both games, the Royals shocked the Athletics by sweeping pair of a 8-7 victories in a doubleheader. In the opener, the A's took a 7-6 lead in the 11th inning, but the Royals rallied to win with two runs on a single by Pat Kelly, a pass to Ed Kirkpatrick and a triple by Lou Piniella. The nightcap was decided in the 12th. Jackie Hernandez singled with one out and when Rich Severson followed with a grounder, both runners were safe on a fielder's choice. Kirkpatrick then singled to drive in the winning run.

White Sox 8, Twins 7 at Minnesota (day game):
Overcoming a 5-0 deficit, the White Sox exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Twins, 8-7. Jim Perry, the Twins' 22-game winner, was kayoed as the White Sox started their outburst with a single by Gail Hopkins, double by Ed Herrmann and singles by Ken Berry, Bobby Knoop and Lee Maye for first three runs. Stan Williams, who had a 9-0 record in relief for the Twins, took over and drew his first loss of the season when the White Sox continued their attack, adding four more runs. Bill Melton batted in a pair with a single. However, the White Sox needed a homer by Syd O'Brien in the sixth to produce what proved to be their winning marker.

Cubs 3, Pirates 2 at Chicago (day game):
An error by Matty Alou, who dropped a fly by Willie Smith with two out in the ninth inning, opened the gates for the Cubs, who rallied for two runs to defeat the Pirates, 3-2, and tighten the East division race. The Pirates remained in first place, one-half game ahead of the Mets, while the Cubs pulled within one length of the leaders. The Cubs scored initially in the second inning on a single by Ernie Banks, a forceout by Johnny Callison and singles by Bill Hands and Don Kessinger. The Pirates came back with a pair in the fourth. Al Oliver singled, moved up on an infield out and scored on a single by Manny Sanguillen. Following a passed ball, Sanguillen counted on a double by Jose Pagan. In the Cubs' ninth, after Alou dropped Smith's fly for a two-base error, Ken Rudolph took over as a pinch-runner and scored the tying run on a single by Kessinger. Glenn Beckert then singled to kayo Steve Blass and Billy Williams added a single off reliever George Brunet to drive in the winning run.

Astros 10, Braves 6 at Houston (night game):
Six unearned runs in the first inning started the Astros on the way to a 10-6 victory over the Braves. Jesus Alou, leading off, was safe on an error by Sonny Jackson and scored on singles by Joe Morgan and Bob Watson. After Jim Wynn went out, Denis Menke was safe on an error by Darrell Evans, Morgan scoring. Doug Rader walked to load the bases and Cesar Cedeno doubled to drive in two tallies. Following a pass to Larry Howard, Don Wilson singled for the sixth run of the stanza. Morgan added to the Astros' total with an inside-the-park homer for two runs in the sixth and Rader smashed a drive over the fence in the seventh. Wilson, who needed last-out help from Jim Ray, gained his sixth straight victory.

Expos 4, Phillies 2 at Montreal (day game):
Two unearned runs on a pair of errors in the eighth inning enabled the Expos to defeat the Phillies, 4-2. Rusty Staub singled and Bob Bailey was safe on a boot by John Vukovich. Ron Fairly bunted and when Joe Hoerner threw wildly, Staub scored to break the 2-2 tie. Bailey reached third on an error and counted an extra run on a sacrifice fly by Ron Brand.

Cardinals 5, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Joe Torre smashed a homer in the 13th inning to give the Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Mets, who were forced to mark time, one-half game behind the Pirates in the East division race. Joe Hague batted in the Cardinals' first four runs, hitting a homer with two men on base in the third inning and getting another RBI with a single in the fifth. The Mets, who got one run back in the third, rallied to tie the score in their half of the fifth. Consecutive singles by Cleon Jones, Wayne Garrett and Art Shamsky produced one run. Donn Clendenon doubled for another tally and Jerry Grote laid down a sacrifice bunt to plate the tying run.

Padres 5, Reds 4 at San Diego (day game):
A pinch-double by Larry Stahl with two out in the eighth inning drove in two runs as the Padres overtook the Reds, 5-4, to complete a sweep of the three-game series. The Reds stepped off with three runs in the first, but Wayne Simpson, making his first start since August 14, was kayoed in the third when the Padres rallied to tie the score. Pete Rose sent the Reds ahead again with a homer in the eighth, but the Padres came back in their half when Dave Robinson singled and Ramon Webster walked before Stahl rapped his deciding double.

Dodgers 5, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Tom Haller, pinch-hitting in the 10th inning, came through with a three-run homer to lead the Dodgers to a 5-3 victory over the Giants. With the score tied, 1-1, Bill Russell walked and Billy Grabarkewitz doubled before Haller delivered his homer. The Dodgers went on to add another run on a pass to Maury Wills, a sacrifice, an infield hit by Willie Davis and an error by Willie McCovey. The Giants rallied for two runs in their half of the 10th, but Joe Moeller retired Ken Henderson on a grounder to save the game.